Vast shrimp farmland in Puttalam: 40 ACRES, an opportunity to invest big! For sale!

Puttalam, city of the northwest, is located along the coast facing its own lagoon and is abundant in fertile, investable lands! Here’s one.

As an island country, Sri Lanka is blessed with a remarkable bounty. Its diverse climes and environments make it possible to grow practically anything within our shores. From fruits, vegetables, and tea to craft and rubber, our industries are endless, and our geographical position puts us fairly in the centre of things to be able to capitalise and grow off our country’s resources.

The industry of aquaculture, particularly shrimp farming, began to take root on a commercial level in the North and East of Sri Lanka in the 1980s, growing steadily to become one of our biggest export industries and source of employment for the coastal communities of these regions.

Esprit presents this 40-acre shrimp farm, amazing in its size and potential outcomes. 

Sold with clear deeds, the farm is constituted with 23 ponds, each 1 acre to 1.5 acre wide. We can add to those, one large bungalow and one fresh water deep well. The farmland is equipped with a 250kV transformer and a 105Kv generator, 70 numvers paddle wheel and comes with a manager quarters. 

The property is facing the Colombo-Puttalam Road with an easy and intuitive access. 

Globally, aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest-growing production systems and contributes to 44.1% of the world’s 167.2 million tons of fish supply. As an industry, an estimated 500 million people in developing countries are stakeholders through fisheries and aquaculture, whether directly or indirectly.

Aquaculture comprises three major types of farming based on the water environment organisms farmed in marine water: Freshwater, brackishwater, and mariculture.

Shrimp production mainly belongs to marine aquaculture. Shrimps are the second most traded seafood commodity in the world, exporting $ 11 billion – 15% of the worldwide seafood business. Locally, shrimp exports make up about 50% of Sri Lankan fisheries’ export income, bringing about $ 25 million in revenue. Our biggest customers are Japan, the US, and the European Union (EU).

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